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Playing fantasy football for money.
Oct 16th by Jon(Last week I got to finally meet Bryan Allain at the Catalyst Conference. It’s always fun to turn someone you’ve known online 3D and actually meet them. And now I can say with living proof evidence, that Bryan is funnier than me. Regularly and consistently. And today, that is exactly what he brings. Here is his latest guest post on Stuff Christians Like.)
Playing Fantasy Football for Money
A few weeks ago I joined eleven fellow churchgoers in my brother-in-law’s basement for 2 hours of drafting fake teams made up of real players. Some call it, “The Dumbest Thing I’ve Ever Heard Of”. We call it “Fantasy Football”. For the third year in a row, one of the new guys approached me and sheepishly asked:
New Guy: “So, um, are we playing for fun, or are we…playing for a little, um, money?”Me:
“Yeah, we each put in $20.”
New Guy: “Good, it’s always more fun when there’s a few bones on the line.” (At which point I would immediately kick him out of the house. Anyone who refers to money as “bones” should be banned for life from your fantasy league on principle alone.)
The topic of gambling is a HUGE can of worms among Christians, and I’d be lying if I said part of me doesn’t want to leave that can unopened on the shelf next to the bottled water and the rest of the Y3K preparedness kit. The truth is, some of you reading this are completely against gambling in all forms, and are already giving me dirty looks through your screens (I can feel them). Others of you passionately love gambling and have already placed prop bets in Vegas on how many comments this post will get (Vegas currently has the under/over set at 32.5).
There are Christians on all sides of this issue, and while many of them know exactly where they stand on gambling, not everyone is sure where they should draw the line when it comes to risking their hard-earned money (which technically belongs to God anyway, right?). Can I buy a $5 powerball ticket and still go to heaven? Can I take communion on Sunday if I wagered twenty bucks on my golf round yesterday? Is it true that NCAA Bracket Pools were created by demons who had grown tired of waiting around for Armageddon?
I can’t answer those questions for you. But what I can do is give you a list of guidelines to help you figure out whether or not you should play fantasy sports for money. Bet you $5 it helps you out …
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